(EnviroNews Polls) — On March 3, 2016, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) proposed a new rule that would delist the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) grizzly bear, and advocate the hunting and elimination of at least 200 of the region’s approximately 715 specimens. The move fueled…
(EnviroNews Polls) — A Republican presidential debate was held in Miami, Florida on March 10, 2016. Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, John Kasich and Marco Rubio squared off on the CNN-hosted platform. As a matter of policy, the EnviroNews Editorial Board never endorses political candidates. Therefore, we put it…
(EnviroNews Polls) — On February 29, 2016, three executives, including the former CEO and Chairman, of Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) were indicted by the Tokyo District Court for “professional negligence resulting in deaths and injury” for their roles in the triple nuclear meltdowns at the now-crippled Fukushima…
(EnviroNews Polls) — Houston, Texas — The remaining five Republican presidential candidates squared off for the last time before Super Tuesday, on February 25, 2016, in Houston, Texas. The forum was hosted by CNN and moderated by Wolf Blitzer in front of a pumped up crowd. Blitzer was…
(EnviroNews Polls) — The kid mitts came off on February 13, 2016, as multiple blows, and low-blows, were exchanged in myriad directions at the final Republican presidential debate before the South Carolina primaries. The event was hosted by CBS at the Peace Center Performing Arts Center in Greenville,…
(EnviroNews Polls) — A Democratic debate between presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders went down at the University of Milwaukee-Wisconsin on February 11, 2016 in front of an enthusiastic crowd. The event was moderated by Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff of PBS’ News Hour. The moderators were…
(EnviroNews Polls) — In a stunning turn of events, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said last friday night, that she wants to put a halt to fossil fuel extraction on federal lands. Clinton made the announcement at a campaign event when pressed by an activist/citizen-journalist concerned with climate…
(EnviroNews Polls) — While Democratic presidential debates typically center on issues such as foreign policy, the deficit, or social inequality, little is usually said by moderators to press candidates on their voting records as it pertains to climate, renewable energy and the environment. So, just who is the…
(EnviroNews Polls) — In December of 2015, several environmental groups, spearheaded by WildEarth Guardians, won a pivotal lawsuit against Wildlife Services, a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) agency, for its wolf-killing program in Washington State. On February 3, 2016, WildEarth Guardians, in concert with four other groups, filed…
(EnviroNews Polls) — Lansing, Michigan — On January 19, 2015, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder (R) took to the podium for his State of the State address amidst a torrential downpour of controversy over the lead-poisoning scandal in the city of Flint. Local residents and citizens around the world…
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